Come and See ‘09 Followup

God Works all for Our Good

12 03 2009

Both Zacchaeus and Bartimeus had their fair share of problems. Zacc had all that money could buy except the love and acceptance he craved for. Bart was a blind beggar who begged for money and for mercy. He may have got a bit of the former not much of the latter - when he shouted out his prayer to Jesus they all tried to shut him up. However their problems worked in their favour when Jesus came onto the scene. Zacchaeus found that his tree ‘became a tree of life’ because it was there that the Saviour found him. The same people who tried to shut Bartimeus up were told by Jesus ‘bring him here.’ So do not despair, or lose heart. God can use the very problems, difficult situations and discouraging voices that surround us to spur us on to look for him…and realise in a deeper way that all along He is the one who is looking for us.

God works all things for our good - Look up Romans 8:29
Jesus’ cross became the tree of life through which we, like Zacchaeus, can receive forgiveness for our sins - Look up John 3:16 and 1 John 4:9-10